Section 37(1) in Puducherry Town and Country Planning Act, 1969
(1)After the Development Plan comes into force in any area and subject to the provisions relating to levy, assessment and recovery of development charges and other provisions of this Act, no development, institution or change of use, of any land shall be undertaken or carried out in that area -(a)without obtaining a certificate from the Planning Authority certifying that the development charge as leviable under this Act has been paid or that no such development charge is leviable; and(b)without obtaining the permission in writing as provided for hereinafter:Provided that no such permission shall be, necessary -(i)for carrying out works for the maintenance improvement or other alterations of any building being works which affect only the interior of the building, or which do not materially affect the external appearance of the building;(ii)for the carrying out by the Central Government or the Government or any local authority of any works required for the maintenance or improvement of a highway, road or public street, being works carried out on land within the boundaries of such highway, road or public street;(iii)for the carrying out by the Central Government or the Government or any local authority of any works for the purpose of inspecting, repairing or renewing any drains, sewers, mains, pipes, cables or other apparatus including the breaking open of any street or other land for that purpose;(iv)for the excavations (including wells) made in the ordinary course of agricultural operations;(v)for the construction of unmetalled road intended to give access to land solely for agricultural purposes;(vi)for normal use of land which has been used temporarily for other purposes;(vii)in case of land normally used for one purpose and occasionally used for any other purpose, for the use of land for that other purpose on occasions.
